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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Alan J Sweeney, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Alan J Sweeney, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/12 (2006.01); F16L 1/26 (2006.01); F16L 55/18 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); F04B 41/00 (2006.01); B63C 11/42 (2006.01); B63C 11/52 (2006.01); E21B 33/038 (2006.01); G01M 3/04 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); E02D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/265 (2013.01); B63C 11/42 (2013.01); B63C 11/52 (2013.01); E21B 33/0385 (2013.01); F04B 41/00 (2013.01); F16L 1/12 (2013.01); F16L 1/26 (2013.01); G01M 3/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of remediation of a wet buckled pipeline uses a Submersible Vehicle (SV), Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), or Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) and includes the steps of retaining an end of the buckled pipeline; cutting the buckled pipeline underwater below a damaged section of the buckled pipeline; attaching a termination to the cut end of the buckled pipeline; connecting a hydraulic pump to the termination; and running the pump to pull water out of the pipeline.